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SPECIAL NOTES & CAUTIONS Being aware of the software capabilities and limitations you can avoid numerous problems and frustrations | |||||
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WHY USE VECTOR GRAPHICS INSTEAD OF .bmp, .gif’s, .jpg’s, etc.? There are any number of reasons to use vector graphics over more conventional “picture” formats. Some of the more significant reasons are: 1.Generally the conventional formats have much larger file sizes, which in turn enlarges the overall file size of your presentation. 2. (more importantly) With conventional formats you cannot seamlessly layer or merge multiple graphics. Depending on the background color you may not notice until you try to layer them, that all conventional graphics are created within a square “box”. E.g. You have 2 graphics, one of a red ball, and one of a blue ball. You desire to have the 2 balls overlapping appearing as one graphic, so you paste the blue graphic overlapping the red graphic. The end product, rather than displaying 2 balls, one in front of the other, you will see the top ball with a square border, overlapping the ball beneath. With the vectored graphics the two balls merge smoothly appearing as one graphic. 3. Vectored graphics can be “ungrouped” to alter the color or shape of specific elements. Much easier said then done with conventional pictures. | |||||
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FONTS All text within these graphics was created with WordArt vice normal text. Normal fonts inserted into graphics retain their original size (e.g. 12pt) when resizing an object. Thus to maintain complete resizing capability all text was created using WordArt. WordArt creates graphic objects (letters) based on the fonts available on your computer. When the graphic is displayed on a different machine the software looks for the same font, if that font is not found, it replaces the font with what the software believes to be a close replacement. The replacement does not always create a pleasing effect and you may have to "UNGROUP" the text graphic and experiment with different fonts to gain the desired effect. See your HELP files for assistance in modifying PowerPoint graphic objects. |
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SHADING PowerPoint® has excellent graphic capabilities, which include numerous shading effects. A problem occurs when a shaded object is rotated or flipped. For example, an object with vertical shading, if rotated horizontal, would retain it's vertical shading (and visa versa), often with very undesirable results. Most of the graphics on these pages were created from numerous smaller objects; each shaded for specific positioning. Be aware! |
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Converting a PowerPoint ® Graphic to Other FormatsUsing the functionality of the clipboard you may select any PowerPoint® graphic, select "COPY" and paste it into most any program designed to manipulate graphics, such as MS Windows PaintBrush, Adobe Photoshop, Coreldraw, etc. and saving the file in an available format such as .gif or .jpg. Be aware that the converted file, comprised of multiple vectored objects, will be merged into one object, thus removing your ability to GROUP/UNGROUP, Re-COLOR, etc. and perhaps more importantly, the ability to layer multiple graphics while maintaining transparent backgrounds.
Other Options: A free PowerPoint® 97 Add-in from Microsoft Office Downloads for PowerPoint® Users Export Graphic Shape (177kb) Use the Export Graphic Shape Add-In for Microsoft® PowerPoint® to export a graphic object on a PowerPoint slide to another graphic format. http://office.microsoft.com/downloads/9798/shape.aspx More PowerPoint ® Add-Ins at:http://office.microsoft.com/downloads/9798/shape.aspx |
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